SET_CONTEXT Procedure

This procedure sets the context.

Syntax

DBMS_SESSION.SET_CONTEXT (
   namespace VARCHAR2,
   attribute VARCHAR2,
   value     VARCHAR2,
   username  VARCHAR2,
   client_id VARCHAR2 );

Parameters

Table 58-4 SET_CONTEXT Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
namespace	The namespace of the application context to be set
attribute	The attribute of the application context to be set
value	The value of the application context to be set
username	The username attribute of the application context
client_id	The client_id attribute of the applicaton context (64-byte maximum)

Usage Notes

Note the following:

• Sets the application context and associates it with the client_id

• Username must be a valid sql identifier

• client_id is a string of at most 64 bytes

• client_id is case sensitive; it must match the argument to set_identifier

• Must be invoked directly or indirectly by the trusted package

• Can only be used on global namespaces